Suspender-buckle.



C. G. FASOLDT.

SUSPENDER BUCKLE. APPLICATION FILED NOV.2. I914.

\,182,156. PatentPd May 9, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

,"CH'ARLES G. FASOLDT, or GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

. SUSPENDER-BUCKLE.

To all whom 2' t m a. y concern Be it known that-.1, CHARLES G.FAsoLo'r, a citizen of the l nited States, residing at Grand Rapids, inthe county of Kent ahd State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Suspender- Buckles, of which the following isaspecification.

My intention relates to improvements in garment buckles, and its ob ectis to pro-' vide a garment buckle. as forv use upolisuspenders, withwhich the buckle itwlf will provide for contracting and expanding thesuspender longitudinally, auxiliary to the usual elasticity ofsuspenders, but more par-' ticularly for use upon overall suspenderswhere no outside garment is worn over them. I attain this object by theconstruction and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawing,in w'hich:.

Figure 1 is a plan of the buckle complete. Fig. 2 shows the suspender orstrap in position in the buckle. Fig. 3 is an edge View of the same.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the accompanying drawing 1 represents the body of the buckle havingan integral cross bar 13, and inwardly projecting arms 19 upon which thebuckle points 2 are formed.

3 is a cross bar that is firmly secured to, and extends across the body1 and is designed, in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 to form a pivotal support for theadjustable arm 7 and, also, for one fold of the suspender to passaround. The arms 4 are pivotally connected with the arms 19. as shown inFig. 1, and have a cross bar 5 connecting them and forming a support forthe suspender or strap 15 and for the point of the prongs 2. The arms 44 have an integral cross bar 6 that, With the cross bar 5, forms a loopfor the passage of the end 15 of the suspender or strap 15, 14. -Theadjustable arm 7, consists of the side pieces 7 7 and the integral crossbar 7 The arms 7 7 are pivotally connected with the cross bar 3,, asat'8, and has an actuating spring 9 that is made in two in- Patented May9,1916.

' Application filed November 2, 1914. Serial No. 869,968.

tegral sections, one on each side of the offset 10 back of whichtheconnecting link 21 passes, while the bodies of the spring are coiledaround the cross bar 3 with the ends connected with the arms 7 7 in sucha manner that the arm 7, 7, 7' will be held firmly against the body 1and arms 19 of. the buckle, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

' \Vhen threading the buckle the suspender isv passed back of the crossbar 13 in front of 3 and over 7, thence back, down and around 18, up infront of the arms 19, with the points 2 passed through it, and thencethrough the loop between 5 and 6, as shown in the three first fi 'uresin the drawin It will be readily understood that with this construction,and with the end 15 of the suspender, strap or belt properly supported.as

erect or leaning to one side or the other from the erpendicular.

at I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is:

- 1. In combination with the body, of a suspender buckle; a cross barpermanent] se-f cured across the body near the longitu inal centerthereof, an adjustable cross bar having arms at right angles therewithand pivotallyconnected with the permanent cross bar, and a spring coiledaround the permanent cross bar and anchored thereto near thelongitudinal center thereof, and the ends of said spring connected withthe arms of the adjustable cross bar to hold said bar normally againstthe body.

a. combination with the body, of a suspender buckle; a cross barermanently located across the body near its longitudinal center, anadjustable cross bar having arms at right angles therewith, the ends ofsaid arms pivotally connected with the permanent cross bar, a springwire anchored near the center of the-permanent cross bar and then coiledaround said bar to each end and the ends connected with the arms of theadjustable cross bar forming a spring to hold s aid cross bar normallyagainsi. the body ind to impart. elasticity to the Suspender by theaction of the adjustable cross bar and said spring. 10

Signed at Grand Papicls Michigan, October 29, 1914.

CHARLES G. FASOLDT. In presence 0f- I. J. CILLEY, Jos. RENIHAN.

